Barcola hat-trick as Liverpool beat LASK 6-3, Wirtz sets up a goal
Liverpool won a wild Champions League game 6-3 at LASK. Bradley Barcola scored three times and Florian Wirtz set up the third goal before the Austrian side hit back late to make it 6-3.
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Bradley Barcola scored a hat-trick as Liverpool won 6-3 at LASK in Linz on Wednesday in the Champions League league phase. Barcola struck in the 24th, 37th and 66th minutes for his first competitive goals for Liverpool since joining from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer. Ronald Araújo (22nd), Jeremie Frimpong (51st) and Lewis Koumas (72nd) also scored.
Germany international Florian Wirtz started and set up Barcola's goal for 3-0. Coach Andoni Iraola had defended him against criticism before the match.
Trailing 4-0, LASK replied through Robert Ljubičić in the 63rd minute and two late goals from Florian Flecker to make it 6-3 after Liverpool had led 3-0 at halftime.